title: The impact of high-resolution ultrasound in the differential diagnosis of non-hemolytic jaundice.
abstract: Because jaundice is a common reason for hospital admission. A fast and correct differential diagnosis is very important to increase treatment efficacy. The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of the high-resolution ultrasound in this kind of clinical setting. In a prospective study we included 30 patients and we divided them in patients with extrahepatic jaundice and patients with intrahepatic jaundice. We observed a high accuracy of the high-resolution sonography, with a sensitivity of 95% and a specificity of 100% for extrahepatic jaundice, and a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 95% for intrahepatic jaundice. We conclude that the high-resolution ultrasound should be used in the very beginning of the diagnostic algorithm for the evaluation of patients with unclear jaundice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, AMEOS Klinikum Hospital St. Salvator, Halberstadt, Germany.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rauh
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Neye
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mönkemüller
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Malfertheiner
authors.forename: Steffen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rickes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007565:Jaundice / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014463:Ultrasonography